Acts of hate. Consultation on racism. New Atari. Flooding preparedness. Norma Baumel Joseph. Saskatchewan trail walk. Art Hive.

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• André Gagné, associate professor of theological studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in an article inLa Presse +, where he comments recent acts of racial intolerance and hate in Quebec.
• A CNW/Telbec release lists Stéphane Brutus, management professor in the John Molson School of Business, among the members of the consultative committee that advised Quebec immigration minister Kathleen Weil on the mandate and scope of a public consultation on racism and systemic discrimination. Hearings begin in September. The release is reprised on the Quebec Government portal.
• Jonathan Lessard, assistant professor of design and computation arts in the Faculty of Fine Arts and a video game designer and historian affiliated with the Milieux Institute, made a round of appearances on local Radio-Canada radio programs yesterday to talk about gaming and about a new Atari gaming console. He appeared on Radio-Canada Edmonton, Sudbury, Moncton, Sherbrooke, Trois-Rivières, Winnipeg, Rouyn and Ottawa (no links available).
• Pascale Biron, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was a guest of Mutsumi Takahachi on the CTV Montreal News at Noon (starting at 28:16 of the video file), yesterday. Biron talked about the spring flooding in Quebec, re-building in flood zones and what the province needs to do to prepare for future flooding incidents.
• The Canadian Jewish News profiles Norma Baumel Joseph, professor of Religions and Cultures in the Faculty of Arts and Science and associate director of the Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies.
• Prairie Post (see PDF, attached) writes about a trail walk next month between Swift Current and Battleford, Saskatchewan it says will include the participation of Matthew Anderson, affiliate professor of theological studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science. It mentions that Anderson co-organized a previous walk along Saskatchewan's North West Mounted Police Trail.
• Le Devoir, writing about an art hive established at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, credits Janis Timm-Bottos, associate professor of art therapy, with initiating the first art hive in Montreal six years ago.

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